The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-01-05
THE POLITICAL WORLD.

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FORTUNES OF WAR FOR STATES
MEN OF THE PRESENT TIME.
Doines of the National Legislature-Re-
suit of November's Elections-European
Political Movements-The Irish 3ue--
tior-the Eastern War Cloud.
JANUARY.
IS. Senator Hoars presidential succession
bill passed by the house. Next day signed by
the president.
&c. Eulogies of the late Vice-President Hen
bricks pronounced in the senate.
FEBRUARY.
1S. The bill reinstating Gen. Fitz John Por-
ter passed by the house.
%. The Gen. Grant monument bill, mp
proprating s25O,O0 for monument to be
erected in Washington, passed by the United
States senate.
MARCH.
1. President Cleveland sent message to
the senate in which he denied the right OF
that branch Of tho government to demand
from the president or any member of his
cabinet any papers relating to the causes
leading to the suspension OF removal OF Office
holders, and declaring that such documents
arc personal and private and not official.
5. Blair educational bill, appropriating
ST., ,OO0, 900 for schools, passed the senate.
Is. Brig. Gen. A. H. Terry promoted to u
major gcneralsnip, vice Gen. Hancock, de-
ceased.
1G. Half a million appropriated for con-
gressional library.
APRIL
%. The president, in q message to congress,
recommended the formation Of a commission
f labor for the settlement Of differences aris,
ing between capital and labor.
MAY.
10. "Three months" pension bill was passed
by tho senate.
20. Caleb w. West appointed governor CT
Utah, vice Murray, resigned.
JUNE.
8. Bill taxing oleomargarine five cents q
pound passed the house.
4. Tho Chinese indemnity bill passed the
senate
z. House passed bill repeating the timber
culture. desert land and pre-emption laws,
materially modifying the old homestead law.
II. Tariff bill killed in the house.
IS. Senate adopted tho resolution providing
for the submission to the different states OF
the Union q constitutional amendment
changing the beginning Of the presidential
and congressional year from March to April
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1s. Senator Vance's bill to repeal the civil
service law shelved by tho United States
senate.
81. Extradition treaty with Japan ratified
by the senate Also treaty providing for
new survey of the United States Mexico
boundary line.
o5. Senate passed the Fitz John Porter bill.
25. President Cleveland vetoes seyenty-one
bills, most of them relating to individual pen.
Sions.
90. Bill taxing oleomargarine two cents q
pound passed the senate; house concurred
Aug 3.
%. The senate refuses to order an investi,
CATION of the charges Of fraud alleged to have
been committed in connection with the cleo,
ton of United States Senator Payne, Of Ohio.
81. Bill granting increased pensions to sol,
diers of the late war who were wounded in
the hand, foot, arm or leg passed tho house.
AUGUST.
5. First session of the Forty-ninth congress
adjourned.
%. Cutting was released from prison by
the Mexican supreme court. The Cutting
episode nearly caused a fight between the
United States and Mexico.
SEPTEMBER
o. Henry George nominated for mayor OF
New York city by the workingmen-
OCTOBER.
II. The Tammany Hall and County
Democracy factions united upon Hon. Abran
S. Hewitt, who was unanimously nominated
for mayor Of New York city.
Is. Theodore Roosevelt nominated fol
mayor by the Republicans Of New York city.
10. Hon. George T. Edmunds reelected
United States senator from Vermont.
NOVEMBER
Q. The New York city municipal election
excited national interest Oh account of the
novel issues raised. Hewitt, Democrat, was
elected mayor, receiving about 10000 votes
and having q plurality Of $4,000 over Henry
George, who, in turn, beat Roosevelt by
1000. The state electiQs yesulted in series
Of local surprises for both parties. William
R. Morrison, of Illinois, was defeated, as was
also Frank Hurd, Of Ohio. Speaker John G.,
Carlisle, of Kentucky, and w. II. Springer,
of Illinois, narrowly escaped, while b. G..
Burleigh, OF Whitehall, N. Y. was beaten by
the labor candidate, E. w. Greenman, who
was nominated only forty-eight hours before
election and was Endorsed by tho Democrats.
Cen Beaver Rep) was elected governor OF
Pennsylvania. Five additional Republican
congressman were elected in the south. In
Minnesota the Democrats gain three congress,
men. In Kentucky tho Republicans succeed
ed il electing three congressman. Charges OF
fraud were made on both sides in Indiana
DECEMBER.
6. The second session Of the Forty-ninth
congress begins.
g. The president lays before congress the
correspondence with the Canadian govern
ment relating to the fisheries trouble.
O. The house passed the electoral count bin.
1G. The senate lays the bill providing for
open executive sessions on tho table.
1S. The senate votes to repeal the tenure Of
Office act.
90. The house, by vote Of 154 to 14S, re-
fused to consider tho Morrison tariff Iil.
IN OTHER LANDS.
Outline OF Political Movements in For
eiOn Counfries.